He saw the movie Taxi Driver and said, "Literally me."

@strangewayfaringstranger

2 ай бұрын

And yet he looks nothing like him lol

@haymaker710

2 ай бұрын

Are you talking to me?

@frwystr

2 ай бұрын

@@user-vd2ff6gz6xwhat music by hans zimmer? taxi driver soundtrack was done by bernard herrman

@user-vd2ff6gz6x

2 ай бұрын

@@frwystr I saw that before that it was other movie

@Pluralofvinylisvinyls

Ай бұрын

There will be no more pills, no more bad food, no more destroyers of my body. From now on will be total organization. Every muscle must be tight

I have passed this man many times on a walking trail in my Kingsmill neighborhood in Williamsburg Virginia. I have to admit it's kind of a heart stopper. 😳

@rucianapollard7098

9 ай бұрын

I can only imagine

@miamitten1123

8 ай бұрын

You have Reagan wit.

@StrangeScaryNewEngland

8 ай бұрын

Don't worry. You aren't a president or Jody Foster. You'll be safe.

@FilbinCreekPhil

7 ай бұрын

he really doesnt look that attractive.

@rucianapollard7098

7 ай бұрын

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland Johnnie Carson was his first choice

It's important to remember that this man was incredibly sick. He did not try to kill Reagan because of political motivations, it was because he was severely unwell and needed help. Reagan himself forgave him and I am glad he got the help he so severely needed.

@HuckleberryMcRib

9 ай бұрын

Lmao Reagan started stripping funding from mental hospitals after this so I doubt it was all water under the bridge.

@scylentdeth3198

9 ай бұрын

That’s a nice why to say he wanted lick Jodie Foster where she shits.

@denverlilly3669

9 ай бұрын

Yet he was able to obtain a gun.

@miamitten1123

8 ай бұрын

Tell that to the guy he paralysed

@fuxu247

8 ай бұрын

​@@denverlilly3669drugs are illegal andd easily obtained...moron

It's incredibly moving to hear about individuals reflecting on their past actions and expressing genuine remorse. It takes a lot of courage and self-awareness to publicly acknowledge mistakes, especially ones of such gravity. This kind of story can serve as a powerful reminder of the capacity for change and growth within us all. It's a testament to the idea that people can learn from their past and work towards becoming better versions of themselves. Let's hope that sharing these reflections can help others on their own journeys of personal growth and healing.

John Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. It's not an unfair verdict. He was insane. As he said, it took 41 years and a lot of work for him to earn his freedom. If you believe in forgiveness, you have to believe he earned it.

@00bankz24

Жыл бұрын

Most people deserves a second chance.

@lamplighter5545

Жыл бұрын

@@00bankz24 -- Most people need more than one.

@00bankz24

Жыл бұрын

@@lamplighter5545 mmm idk about that. That’s the whole points. That if you mess up in life you should be given a second chance to better your life but if you keep fkn up in life and you’ve already gotten a second third fourth chance and you mess up each time then you shouldn’t have deserved any chances after the second. People need to start having responsibilities and hold themselves accountable for their actions.

@lamplighter5545

Жыл бұрын

@@00bankz24 -- I think forgiveness flows from responsibility and accountability. This applies to both big and small things.

@00bankz24

Жыл бұрын

@@lamplighter5545 forgiveness flows from empathy. And some people are given an inch and they’ll take a mile. If you’re someone who is in need of constant forgiveness and second chances than it’s because you lack accountability and responsibility. Just my opinion tho. Doesn’t make me right. It’s Just how I feel.

His story plays out over and over again in mass shootings. Lonely, depressed young men who seemed to be cut off from friends and family. Hopelessness plus ACCESS TO A GUN seems to be a recipe for disaster in the hands of some young men.

@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114

Жыл бұрын

Reagan didn't care that Brady was permanently crippled jumping in front of the bullet. Reagan told Brady to go die, when he tried to get Congress to pass common sense gun control.

@noakhstrelec8478

Жыл бұрын

And without access to a gun. A pm can still be shot regardless of laws. Funny that Reagan didn’t pursue gun laws even after being shot. It’s not a gun problem

@FeralDJ

Жыл бұрын

@Hand Puppet Story Time literally anybody can be a mass shooter, it’s just the difference is astoundingly massive, for all the sad depressed killers out there, there may be 1 trans person for every 500 cis-people who kill. Trans people aren’t exempt from violence because they are usually the target of violence. Educate yourself ya 🤡

@RamiroEloy1997

Жыл бұрын

Also a lot of people don’t understand that the same things that make people suicidal (depression and hopelessness) can also make some people homicidal.

@chatta718

Жыл бұрын

White people never want to face accountability man

In a way, this story is kind of hopeful. Reading up on it, the levels of social withdrawal he had, the delusions and total loss of contact with reality he had, and to then be able to overcome it to become a functional person, it sends quite a message about how much we've disposed other people with schizophrenia, condemned them to either the streets or prisons or suicide, or worse, a mass-casualty event with suicide. He received incredible mental health support, and I wish that was the norm for everyone in America. And I wish this support was available in the teenage years when it could change their whole life trajectory.

@mememaster9703

2 ай бұрын

sadly, you can look at the replies to many posts in this comment section, of total psychopaths and morons saying he should be locked up forever, as if he was in a normal state of mind doing this. people still stigmatize the mentally ill and blame them or treat them as evil for suffering from things they didnt choice or have the ability to control

@jefferyepstein9210

Ай бұрын

​@mememaster9703 The biggest problem with the mentally ill is that a vast majority will not seek help and when finally hospitalized they will stop taking their meds upon their release and the cycle repeats itself. Sadly the Hinkley case is the reason why an insanity defense is almost always unsuccessful.

@bunk95

Ай бұрын

Social withdrawal is fictional.

@jefferyepstein9210

Ай бұрын

@@bunk95 In their mind it is real.

@bunk95

Ай бұрын

@@jefferyepstein9210 real in place of fiction?

Mental illness is 100% real and needs to be treated as earlier as possible. Parents need to learn to recognize the signs, accept the situation and get their children help. I wish my brother had the help he needed sooner in his life. Unfortunately by the time we found out it was too late for him to reverse course as he was a fully grown man. Had they caught it sooner it may have made the difference, there were definitely signs. My brother took his own life a couple of years ago. I pray he is in a better place, suffering no longer.

@Raven........

2 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss. You are so right.

@rajendrabiswas

2 ай бұрын

not really it could be high stress which causes this..psychaitry is evil science

@itistrue101

25 күн бұрын

Parents are mostly the cause.

It’s important to note that he’s overcome quite a lot. Going from clinically insane to being able to participate fully in society takes extreme effort and motivation. I think this effort is indicative of his success and the ability for him to use a second chance. I hope for the best for him.

@jonasandezekiel1109

Жыл бұрын

Wow. I feel so bad for him. Not.

@think3rofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@jonasandezekiel1109 that’s easy for you to say, you haven’t been clinically insane. Have some empathy, mental health issues manifest in a lot of ways and we only know the surface of the stuff that was going on in his head.

@jonasandezekiel1109

Жыл бұрын

@@think3rofficial yeah whatever. Keep his ass in jail.

@theravagedgrapefruit8190

Жыл бұрын

@@jonasandezekiel1109 I know right!! People today are cuckoo

@musicalmelodies3595

Жыл бұрын

@@jonasandezekiel1109 what an attitude

I was in the 6th grade when that happened and I remember it like it was yesterday. Im glad he got the psych help he needed and has been put back into society. Im sure he is being watched constantly by many government agencies. I can see why not everyone can forgive him. Its their choice.

@backagain5216

Жыл бұрын

@A B That makes no sense. The problem is poor mental health combined with guns and America has an abundance in both.

@phantomjosh2148

Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t even born until 2006

@vlogsnstufflikethat

Жыл бұрын

Reagan forgave him. so I do too

@katrinak7394

Жыл бұрын

Our tax dollars pay for him to be watched by government agencies -- I'm tired of paying for the mistakes of white men.

@backagain5216

Жыл бұрын

@@katrinak7394 But paying for the many mistakes mistakes, (crimes) of black men is all right with you! Lol!😂 if you are looking for this white dude to apologize, don’t hold your breath. cheers!🍷

I also remember it like it was yesterday. I was at work and my Father called me and told me the President had been shot. I told the entire office out loud. It wasn't announced by anyone else. I feel like the worse thing was what it did to the Brady Family. It totally changed their life. I'm not sure what happened to the Secret Service agent. I'll have to look into it. Apparently he was also highly affected. It is sad how something like a movie could have such an impression on a person. I'm sure he is not the same person especially after being in a mental hospital being pumped full of drugs all those years. I'm also sure a lot of people in prison after this many years aren't the same person but they will most likely not get out. He should consider himself very lucky to be free. I understand now his Mother has died. It's just all sad.

@bunk95

Ай бұрын

Lucky to be waste? Are you lucky to be waste?

Watching the speed in which the Secret Service agents reacted back then - amazing and impressive!

As a mental health worker one thing I really hate about this interview is that it doesn’t even try to educate viewers on what any of his diagnoses are or even what a “delusion” is. The comments are enough evidence that people are just not educated enough on mental illness. I’m not saying that being mentally ill is an excuse for shooting people, let alone a president, but I don’t think people quite understand that he was literally too sick to understand the gravity of what he was planning on doing

@pika23

Жыл бұрын

Also they should stress its important to take your meds

@dylantedlock9481

Жыл бұрын

Ok agreed. Now should we forgive him still?

@jonasandezekiel1109

Жыл бұрын

@@dylantedlock9481 never.

@parkerthompson3447

Жыл бұрын

He still paralyzed a man

@jonasandezekiel1109

Жыл бұрын

@@parkerthompson3447 exactly. These people are in denial or they're just naive. Some things you just can't come back from.

Whether or not his acts are forgivable, I do believe he is sincere in his attempt to meaningfully change as a person for the better and to be open to outside help for his mental conditions. I think he really does mean it when he apologizes and admits his wrongs, that's more than many others can say for other such cases.

@vyhozshu

9 ай бұрын

plus reagan sux

@CrushedByBasilLeaf

8 ай бұрын

I still will never forgive him for missing

@chrischoir3594

3 ай бұрын

liberalism is a mental disorder

@Humanityiscomedy

3 ай бұрын

As someone with paranoid schizophrenia, mate if I become weak enough to let the voices win I deserve to be locked up for life. Our lives a harder in ways people can't imagine it just means we need to be smarter and stronger. It's sad but this guy had to learn about mental health that was his world for 41 years

@GTA5Player1

3 ай бұрын

Idk, looking at his music channel, it's like he's low key trolling

I'm glad this guy got the help he needed. If he had it in the first place, the assassination attempt may not have happened. His case is unique in that it was immediately understood by everyone that he was completely insane. He actually believed Jodi Foster was going to show up afterward to marry him. Even while being told he was in isolation for attempted assassination of the president. He would wake up every day expecting her to be there. The dude even had numerous journals where he believed she was talking back in writing. No one understood the level of insanity until reading those journals. This is one of the only people in history to use insanity as a defense against an assassination attempt successfully. Because there was no refuting how far in the woods he was.

@bunk95

Ай бұрын

Help may be fictional. Do you think any of slaves in this video were helped or helped?

I understand that what he did was horrible, but I can't lie, it makes me happy to hear that he's changed. Happy for him :)

I remember the day when Reagan was shot. I was in college and I had no idea that some 41 years later I'd be watching the shooter out free and giving interviews on KZread....

@laureng6083

Жыл бұрын

I hear ya. I was a kid and remember it and I would of never thought he’d be free.

@erasak

Жыл бұрын

@@cb.1212 Yea, you’re right..Derek needs to serve more time. Devils like him don’t change .

@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645

Жыл бұрын

He's a good man... raegan is trash... amnesty and the closing of mental hospitals.. war on blacks opps i mean drugs

@barneyronnie

Жыл бұрын

He has a great career now! Making good money ...

@christopherallen9580

Жыл бұрын

@@barneyronnie doing what?

It is incredibly a miracle that he is speaking...living over 40 years in an institution... i worked at a lockdown facility for mental patients in a unit for criminals. automatically all patients who have assaulted children, sex offenders, aggressive people, just arrested, or came from the prison, they are all lumped together. on bad days where everyone is freaking out, the nurse would sedate and have us restrain them. sometimes the shots would work and other times, they would murmur and mumble to themselves in bed, completely unable to get up. Ive seen people deteriorate mentally and lose all abilities to communicate properly. i've seen patients unable to get up to use the restroom and theyre soiled. give them no antipyschotics and youll see that same guy masturbating in the hallway staring at a fire extinguisher. it's really a tough environment and a tough job. the only thing that kept me going was to know i had a home to go back to. i had my cats, my osrs(games), my music, my redbull, my mary jane. i was sooo grateful i got somewhere to go back to after being 12 hours a shift in a place i felt so...diffferent. im sure he learned to adapt but its actually very impressive that hes sitting there. I cant actually believe it, it just shows he really really really wants his life and community and hes actually sorry. i dont think anyone has the ability to last 40 years in a mental institution and come out like that. or even fathom what those 40 years felt like. im serious

@familylifetoo9541

Жыл бұрын

Interesting

@alimsylla5367

Жыл бұрын

Do write a book. I remember a guy in a mental health institution who refused to bath for a week. He shouted... only an hour ago I took my bath.

@itsok2bwhiteendanti-whiteh548

Жыл бұрын

The objective of the Democrats is to release every violent criminal back out on the streets to wreak havoc on society. They are determined to destroy the United States.

@howardgofstein7366

10 ай бұрын

fire extinguishers get me hot too LOL

@MarcusAuyrelius

10 ай бұрын

I bet the work did and service you provided were immensely tough and weighing on your mind. Like I imagine you could think that when you spent too much time in such an environment, it’d would have a detrimental effect on your own psyche. Questioning your existence, values and purpose in that captivating time. Luckily you held on to your home and loved ones waiting for you.

I'll never forget watching that horrific event on TV. To me, the testimony from Dr. Park Elliott Dietz was very compelling. I'd love to hear what he thinks about Hinckley's release. I hope I'm wrong in thinking Hinckley never stopped being manipulative.

This man has changed through his life & is now living a better life & realizing what he tried to do was wrong very wrong & besides we all have to forgive ourselves of what we do the worst.

I'm sure he's not totally free there's no way you could commit a crime like that and they just let you go free as a bird. I'm sure he's being watched from his calls, to internet, and even his daily activities. We live in a time of mass shootings and he seems heavily medicated, I'm sure a few weeks without medication and he'll be a different person and he's able bodied, so he's still dangerous.

@racksoffpacks2558

Жыл бұрын

We are all being heavily monitored 😂

@bubblybubbles4023

Жыл бұрын

@@racksoffpacks2558 I know that, but he is likely being monitored extra, just to make sure he doesn't doing anything again.

@tango-bravo

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I would assume he is permanently on someone’s radar. People who have Attempted to assassinate a world leader are in a pretty rare subset of the population.

@charlievegas8497

Жыл бұрын

I've seen people get longer sentences for a lot less!! Wtf!?!

@fernandosantosviana7971

Жыл бұрын

totally desagree with you, his own judgement and god judgement gives the final word

This guy shot a cop, a us president, and two other people and he a free man , how is this possible?

@jay4you853

Жыл бұрын

He's white.

@drwhowhatwhere

Жыл бұрын

That and his family is well connected and wealthy

@anewleaf6847

Жыл бұрын

Democrats

@drwhowhatwhere

Жыл бұрын

@@anewleaf6847 has no problem sleep with the wealthy man's horses out in the barn....every night I think I'm rich....my rich man will save me if I believe with all my heart if I do what that rich man wants me to do

@justmejenny7986

Жыл бұрын

Because he was found not guilty. It's not difficult to understand. Educate yourself.

I am certainly not a psychiatrist, but I have to say that everything he says seems perfectly sane to me.

@Metusalem979

Ай бұрын

Concur. As long as he stays on effective drugs and has supervision I’m not in the slightest worried about future actions of his

@trentonator

Ай бұрын

It's because he's on meds. It keeps him relatively normal.

@SynZ777

18 күн бұрын

He needs to have a state worker or somebody to come by once a day to make sure he takes his meds. He seems fine on the meds.

My office was on the 2nd floor of that building overlooking the site. Wasn't at my desk when it happened though. I was on the elevator returning from a smoke break on the Connecticut Ave. side....that street crossing behind them.

Glad he got the help he needed, and if he's genuine and is changed and is apologetic, then I'm also glad for him.

@bottomlinebassin2001

Жыл бұрын

Wow. An apologist for Hinkley. You have a skewed sense of morality my friend.

@donnydarko1448

Жыл бұрын

Tell that to the dude he paralised

@trafficconesupmytightass7695

Жыл бұрын

Dude wtf are you on? Glad for a killer, glad for someone who almost killed a president?

@lepperkin

Жыл бұрын

@@donnydarko1448 you cant, he's dead

@jakesuper6447

10 ай бұрын

​@@donnydarko1448 His fault for sacrificing himself to Reagan

meanwhile there are people who have committed non violent crimes, locked up for life without parole but this guy is free and given air time by national news. kmt

@i.l6916

Жыл бұрын

🙄

@north2green

Жыл бұрын

you mean the ones who sell drugs to kids in school playgrounds, or the ones who say "I didn´t do it"? There are also murderers who have been released from prison, and there are people who raked women and children who were released from prisons. Every case is a different situation. Use your brain and common sense and instead of repeating what some other monkey says.

@louisekibirige1167

Жыл бұрын

@@north2green you think that this guy should be free? He attempted to assassinate a sitting president? And disabled another man for life. The justice system is a joke if it does not treat such crimes with the right punishment but locks up others for life for lesser crimes. But whatever you are fine with such

@isah3936

Жыл бұрын

Exactly in cali people lock up for something petty for life. You try to kill the President and out of prison unbelievable

@wilshat

Жыл бұрын

Amen.

I think this man showing genuine remose and ability to change and if he lives oyt the rest of his life it will prove to people that people can change

A black man would’ve never received such privilege and that’s what angers me here the most. I wish the best for John.

If he truly has changed, I think he is in a unique position to helps those who are having trouble with mental illness nowadays…

I truly believe him. I really hope he finds healing and moves forward.

@Saiputera

10 ай бұрын

Nah

@ianmeadows8719

10 ай бұрын

​@@SaiputeraYeah

@johnjohnson3370

10 ай бұрын

U are a horrible person rethink ur thoughts

@John-zt6yw

10 ай бұрын

Nah, put him out to “pasture”

@donkey3187

10 ай бұрын

You are gullible

He giving back through his art. I wonder how much a Hinckley goes for these days? I might buy one.

We all need forgiveness for one reason or another in this life.

I’m happy this man got help, and he learnt and now he is going to do well, unfortunately a lot of his life went down the drain but he can turn it around.

@razorramoneljefe5956

Жыл бұрын

Wtf he committed a harsh crime he should for in prison

@whydidtheballooneatthefox282

Жыл бұрын

@@razorramoneljefe5956 he was not in his right mind, now he is people change it takes time and effort, hopefully he has done so

@razorramoneljefe5956

Жыл бұрын

@@whydidtheballooneatthefox282 I don't feel sorry for him he shot at the president of the u.s.a ,a secret agent ,and gave another brain damage .....to let a person like that go it was a political move some back alley deal

@whydidtheballooneatthefox282

Жыл бұрын

@@razorramoneljefe5956 I agree with u that nobody should hurt another, he was punished for that and served his crime time, he went to rehab everyone deserves a second chance, regardless if they shot or did something to their sister, or prime minster, president, agent doesn’t matter

@edwardmcintyre3708

Жыл бұрын

@@razorramoneljefe5956 he did his time now go on with your own life

Balanced. We can all decide what side of the fence we need to sit on but this segment was fair and helpful for us to make that decision. More of this type of news is helpful. Kudos.

Wonder how many times the staff beat him up in the hospital.... I can't imagine what they do to someone who tries this.

When I went to the Ronald Reagan Library in California I was just taken aback at this part of the museum. It really puts you into the mindset of the moment, making you feel you were there, and feeling the fear and confusion of this terrifying moment. A miracle that Reagan survived.

While one can be sceptical that someone who committed a horrible offense and is found to be insane, can be rehabilitated. And that's certainly the case for some, I think it's import to not just clump every case/person together and deem 'them all' impossible to rehabilitate.

My uncle was one of the secret service agents that was there and also shown in the video just before the shots were fired. He wasn’t one of the ones that was injured.

@pumplil5915

Жыл бұрын

No one gaf

@stevepowers9568

Жыл бұрын

Well he sucked at his job

@mt_gox

Жыл бұрын

too bad john dint put him down 🤭

@Noct343

Жыл бұрын

Lol liar

@armyxoxo

Жыл бұрын

Source: Trust me bro

1:59 this ruined it for me. The fact he can’t see why some people may interpret him as a danger is extremely telling and concerning. Also him saying “even though I don’t have to” about meds. Yikes. I have some mental illnesses and I’m somewhat stable right now. But I always fear relapsing. If I did something like he did I’d be terrified of that happening again. Losing that control. Which makes me believe he never lost control, he was fully in control..

@batootcat

5 ай бұрын

I have to agree on this. This is not really a case about forgiveness but it`s a matter of trust. What is to stop him from quiting the drugs that he needs and he goes off on the deep end again. I don`t think that this guy should be walking around as if everything is fine. I would hope there is some effort to monitor him and make sure he stays on his drugs and that he should never ever be given the right to make up his own mind to come off them.

As a former mental health counselor for level 3 psychiatric inmates, I have reservations about how much “freedom” he should have. Compliance with meds is a huge concern as it is with any individual suffering from mental illness .Those of us who were alive and remember that fateful day are likely more hesitant to buy into his claims that he is no longer a threat, but society as a whole is more forgiving and tolerant than we were back then. Has he served enough time for the crimes he committed….I think he probably has, but is he cured/no longer dangerous …absolutely nothing can convince me of that. His blank affect tells me that he’s heavily medicated and again, anyone that has dealt with mentally unwell people know that non-compliance can be disastrous.

@gbone1812

2 ай бұрын

Great analysis

@meijiishin5650

2 ай бұрын

The only good take in the comments lol. I don't know why people are acting like this is about "paying his debt" or whatever. The only question that matters is whether this guy is likely to be dangerous again or not.

@bham311

2 ай бұрын

@@meijiishin5650 Exactly!!!

I believe him. One in five people have the types of mental illness they said John had/has, and sadly now shootings are far more common as opposed to back then. After 40+ years I think he did his time and learned his lesson, but only he knows if that is really true. Just imagine if you were him (I know it's hard, but really try) would you feel this was justified? How would yo feel if you did everything and then some that society asks and people still wondered if you could be trusted.... Look, Reagan forgave and I believe that is powerful. If he can, why can't we?

@DarrenWaters75

Жыл бұрын

1/5 and they are armed to the teeth but no one wants to address it. Ironically Reagan kinda made it all possible by removing funding for places for people like John Hinckley. Although I suspect from a lot of these comments I have read through, it might be 1/3...

@wilhelmvg9978

Жыл бұрын

He has schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder. That is not even close to as common as 1 in every 5 people.

@beachesandhose2374

Жыл бұрын

Would you trust him as a neighbor?

@zeikesmith2555

Жыл бұрын

@@beachesandhose2374 yup

@numba1punta110

Жыл бұрын

Shootings have gone down every years since 1992. The Media just covers shootings ALOOT more.

I met him when he was a patient at st Elizabeth hospital in dc in the 80’s . He looked just like that picture. I was a student writing a research paper

@ethanrobertson3008

Жыл бұрын

Yeah still has that crazy look after all these years.

@mulemule

Жыл бұрын

Aaaaand? That's it?!

@jaye8872

Жыл бұрын

@@mulemule yes it is called a comment.

@mulemule

Жыл бұрын

@@jaye8872 You met one of the most notorious would-be assassins in American history and your sole observation is that "he looked just like that picture?" (Hope it was only a Pass/Fail course. 😂)

@VicMikesvideodiary

Жыл бұрын

@@mulemule really? notorious? You need to rethink the importance of society and people in this world. People are people. Pop culture and the media brainwashes people.

5:31 The camera flash makes it look like the Secret Service agent fired his Uzi in the air.

5:31 Aos brasileiros: O fotógrafo que aparece ali é o Sebastião Salgado.

You guys seem so kind and compassionate in the comments, wish it were like this on other videos if you know what I mean

@juliosantana1646

Жыл бұрын

Of course not. If he was black the outcome and comments would be different

@eligreg99

Жыл бұрын

Glad someone said it. They’d be singing a different tune. But it’s okay when they do it. It’s always written off as mental illness

@happymolecule8894

Жыл бұрын

@@eligreg99 despicable

@fm-9129

Жыл бұрын

@@juliosantana1646 liberal audience on this channel. They don’t like Reagan. It stems from that, and not race. If this was Obama, an African American, and the shooter was a Trump supporter, it would not be so accepting.

@fm-9129

Жыл бұрын

KZread censors any remotely negative comment. You’re just not seeing them. KZread comments don’t reflect public opinion accurately.

It’s easy for us to say “forgive him” but the secret service agent that was there said “hell no” I am going with him.

@jonasandezekiel1109

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@isaactrio

Жыл бұрын

Why do you need to forgive him he didn’t do anything to you

@Mr.T-BAGGIN-UR-MOM

Жыл бұрын

@@isaactrio he tried to kill one of the greatest presidents of our country! How is that not doing anything to people 🙄

@dollyma6411

Жыл бұрын

@@isaactrio he paralyzed a man for life .

@Felixxxxxxxxx

Жыл бұрын

@Here to piss you off Reagan is one of the worst presidents of any semi-democratic country in history. That still does not defend someone shooting him.

I am a opened minded person, I will watch this to the end. So fascinating! I will never forget the day...I am still filled with anger! The animal that carried out that horrific crime is not the same person now...truly. I am glad for his transformation, truly. I want to like him, and help him...he seems very apologetic. But I can not get passed the damage he inflicted James Brady.

@avacadomangobanana2588

8 ай бұрын

Girl…. He almost did us a favor

Wow wait what? I met him in Virginia at a state park. I knew of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, I knew of John Hinckley. I did not know that the man I met was John Hinckley though. I think I always pictured John Hinckley from the 80s. obviously he didn’t tell me he was John Hinckley, but he did tell me his name is John. I talked to this guy about the trail we were on and about music. My brain is in overload right now. The guy was very rememberable that was on the trail with and now I know why. I’m freaking out right now. I had no clue who I was talking to, wtf. No freaking way whaaaaaaaaaaat.

It’s comforting reading the comments of people wishing him well…. Sometimes people make awful mistakes but they can learn and grow to be better people from those mistakes. It’s not all just black and white. I wish him the best of luck as well as many others trying to be better than they were.

@HammerOfJustice124

Жыл бұрын

Yes I’ll take what the f is vaggie smoking for $500 Alex

@HammerOfJustice124

Жыл бұрын

How comforting is it that you people are mentally unstable and should be kenneled?

@ChicoTheMan69

10 ай бұрын

Because people don't care too much about reagan who was portrayed as much better than he really was. California used to be an open carry state that ended when Regan was governor when the black panthers started open carrying.

@miamitten1123

8 ай бұрын

Tell that to the guy he paralysed

He comes across as genuine. For some reason I believe him

@Black-Peter

Жыл бұрын

maybe because he actually sees the damage he caused to lots of people and he regrets it

@thacoolbean

Жыл бұрын

You trippin too

@jackthegod9988

Жыл бұрын

Nope 👎

@ELEKTRA_LUXXX

Жыл бұрын

Don't believe him!

@Jordan-vx2ly

Жыл бұрын

@jonnysrevenge You dont have any understanding of mental illness do you? Youd not be so butthurt if you would read more

I think forgiveness is important. Especially considering his mental disorders. However, we can’t force anyone to forgive him. I hope he continues to stick with his treatment as he has for 41 years and I hope he has the opportunity to impact his community in a positive way.

People can change. I am all for a redemption story. We need more of it.

This guy's parents lived in my town, my mom has seen him around town and even spoken to him on occasion and said there's something not quite right about him still but she can't put her finger on it

@jisabel8599

Жыл бұрын

He’s heavily medicated

Wow its amazing this guy got to be interviewed. He's come a long way

@dblackout1107

10 ай бұрын

And he should get to enjoy the life he has left in a nicer wing of the mental institution. He's much better not being a part of society. Let him play his music and do youtube from the institution.

@TheNelster72

2 ай бұрын

​​@@dblackout1107America seems to be a country hell bent on retribution and revenge. Guy is found not to be a danger to society or responsible for his actions and you want him locked away despite the fact you know nothing but the bare bones of the case. I'm glad I don't live in America. It sounds like a horrible place to live.

Thanks for letting us know hes in Williamsburg VA...

And I'm sure Brady would have stood up and clapped his hands after hearing of his release, maybe even gave him a hug. Smfh

He looks heavily medicated

@dullahan7677

Жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah. He's sufficiently baked.

@kingbuck427

Жыл бұрын

High as a Georgia Pine for sure

@rubbingisracing6951

Жыл бұрын

Zanex

@arthurfleck1764

2 ай бұрын

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude

@babyinvasion

Ай бұрын

I wonder why.....

The Jodie Foster part is truly wild. Apparently,Jodie Foster was talking/corresponding with him.Now,Jodie Foster had no idea this guy was that deranged and she was young and naive and all she did was just talk to him.The Secret Service did a whole investigation about his relationship with Jodie Foster.

@tonythetiger1222

Жыл бұрын

Dude sounds like a creep shooting aside Jodie was a kid

@edbotikx

Жыл бұрын

When he realizes Jodie foster is a lesbian

@thedragonlee76

Жыл бұрын

@@edbotikx That wasn't until years later about her.She has had relationships with men over the years.Sha dated actor Julian Sands and both of them are very quiet about their dating/personal life.

@professional.commentator

Жыл бұрын

He was definitely obsessed with her. I know what that's like. I had my own moments with a few females before I grew up and let it go.

@PostalWorker14

9 ай бұрын

They didn’t have stalking laws back then

An antipsychotic drug doesnt treat 5 personality disorders

this guy is based af

@marseille1196

Жыл бұрын

No he’s not. You don’t even know what that word means.

@Charlie-nc3cp

2 ай бұрын

🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

This is a difficult thing that can't be generalized and can only be taken by a case by case basis. I believe you can see in this video how he continues to suffer cognitively or mentally in some way. But I do believe that medication saves lives and had he been medicated as a young man, who knows. It is not up to anyone else but the victims to forgive, and forgiveness translates differently from person to person. His statement on guns is intriguing

I was just thinking of Taxi Driver and they then said about it LOL

I totally understand & have sympathy for him. Yes, he made mistakes. He has been treated for his illnesses. If someone wants to really go through therapy & counseling, I applaud his efforts. I do agree with him about being better after it's done. It takes time & dedication to change a life & work through his issues. I can see that he is remorseful, & is doing different things to be a part of society. The arresting officer needs to forgive him, it's been 41 years.

@Alex24357

5 ай бұрын

I bet you wouldn't feel that way if it were you or a family member who was parallelized permanently with brain damage...

@nerd_in_norway

4 ай бұрын

​​@@Alex24357 How do you bet that? A lot of societies have a culture of forgiveness. One of the reasons the US is in such trouble is because of this endless mentality of hate and revenge. Most countries don't even have actual life sentences for something like this. After decades people are allowed back into society, if they show they have changed. The guy was clearly mentally insane. Every expert said so at the time, and he ended up serving 40 years. What more do you want? An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

"I wish they would pass a law where all Democrats and Republicans had to wear NASCAR racing suits, because if you look at the NASCAR drivers, it tells who their sponsors are. And if they do that, we could then become informed voters, because we would know who owns them." ~ Jesse Ventura

@superior6564

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that man. He might miss here and there with an opinion but overall he's an absolute patriot.

@AgoristDryad

Жыл бұрын

@@superior6564 Ventura 2024. He said he'd run if it was necessary. It's beyond necessary.

@supaman6713

Жыл бұрын

How is that related to the video?

@TheOfficialSlimber

Жыл бұрын

They’d all wear the same sponsors for the most part. The only difference is one would have “Koch” and the other would have “Soros” on it. They’re all owned by the same corporations.

My Mother was born on 2/5/1981 and to think she was nearly 2 weeks old when this happened is quite interesting

Holy moly 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 I'm impressed !!!!

People always claim insanity but when they purchase a weapon and make plans on what they are about to do, they are sane.

I wish him well, and hope his life is one of happiness and contentment. He appears genuine.

@rimfire8217

10 ай бұрын

He has youtube channel now

A second chance, use it well sir & don’t let naysayers bring you anywhere near what you felt before. You got this. (For anyone struggling)

@spideysensestimewasted3692

Жыл бұрын

Did you see the 2 people twitching on the ground? That shoulve been death penealty right there

@Catfish.Knudsen

Жыл бұрын

Some ppl don’t change, but sum ppl rly do & go on to do gr8 things, a second chance is all we need

@Americanpatriot-zo2tk

Жыл бұрын

I understand what you’re saying but somethings can’t be changed.

@StreetHierarchy

Жыл бұрын

2nd chance? He should have aimed true the first time...

@MrBeen992

Жыл бұрын

@@StreetHierarchy BEST COMMENT 😂😂😂😂

It would have been a profound statement if he mentioned the names of the two other victims he shot. He's had over 40 years to reflect.

I'm fine with him being released after 41 years of working through his mental illness to be trusted by the BOP for release. With that said...he now has a KZread channel that already has 30K subscribers and a video w/ 300K views. Only requires 1K subs + 4K watch hours to get monetized. Nobody would know who he is if it weren't for his heinous actions...so I do believe that money should go to Brady's family.

Forgiveness is a wonderful thing.

@ethanrobertson3008

Жыл бұрын

White privilege a wonderful thing.

@thesnailshow8004

Жыл бұрын

@@ethanrobertson3008 racism is a wonderful thing

@vermont741

Жыл бұрын

A wonderful thing is a few of my favorite things!

@mridlon1634

Жыл бұрын

😈Hail, Satan!👿

@Upper-cr1kh

Жыл бұрын

Man Democrats love criminals 💯

Oh my God why is anyone bothering interviewing this criminal. He caused so much pain and heartache. Poor Jim Brady became disabled due to him. This is absolutely ridiculous to show him any attention.

@michaelsinclair8733

Жыл бұрын

Well he didn't exactly shoot JFK so I wouldn't be so adamant about holding a grudge for a few decades.

@ednakelley814

Жыл бұрын

So there is no room for forgiveness in your heart at all? SO no one should forgive you either for things of your past ?

@markhamilton8728

Жыл бұрын

He isn’t a criminal. Found not guilty.

@williamhall1659

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, so now he's an celebrity? Couldn't care less go away

@otisjenkinsjr.3556

Жыл бұрын

Had he been successful, he would have down the country a huge favor

He looks like someone on meds and he confirmed it. I think he learned his lesson over the decades.

I think it's important for a part of the society to come forward in help of the mentally debilitated people. Society have alienated them too much, they need the help of samaritans. If samaritans are not called upon more today, then which day will they be of the greatest benefit to mankind?? Most of us would have been in a similar position, had we been mentally degenerated. Humanity, it's time to show our humane side...Peace

Lmfao they let this guy out on insanity 🤣 I love America

@north2green

Жыл бұрын

You must love America because you clearly do not understand English or you are too stupid to understand English. He spent 41 years in prison, he was released from prison due to time served and apparently you have not heard that only a few days ago they have created medicine that actually helps mentally ill people have completely normal lives (if you don´t comprehend that, try looking up on this in another new recent development called google to get rid of some of that stupid). You may be lacking the intelligence where you can only see the world and all events that take place only in black and white, that´s common for stupid people. Unfortunately the world is not all run in black and white (the only bad news i have for you is unfortunately they have not invented a pill to get rid of stupid or to make a simple mind smarter, for that I truly feel sorry for you).

@Ibochic1

Жыл бұрын

Ridiculous

@HassanRouhaniGaming

Жыл бұрын

Not guilty by reason of insanity doesn’t mean you’re free, you’re locked in essentially a mental health jail

@jackmeeellleee4896

Жыл бұрын

41 years is a long time. I suppose many people would rather see him rot and die incarcerated, however, he was a sick man and his judgement was clouded by his mental illness when he committed the shooting. There is a very long tradition in the law that madness and the mad are not criminally culpable they are ill. And it is easy to forget than the vast majority of mentally ill people are never violent, but are rather more likely to be the victims of violence rather than commit violence.

@kingbuck427

Жыл бұрын

But Larry Hoover is still locked up

James Brady and his family suffered a huge loss!!!

The entire justice system is based upon the idea that a man can change, if he wants to change then let him.

What a champ. As someone who has suffered from mental health and addiction issues my whole life, I can see that he has turned his life around and is trying his hardest to be the best version of himself he can be, like all of us who suffer with mental health issues. I wish nothing but the best for him. And the fact, like many of us, that he uses music to help cope, I can only take my hat off to him.. Keep rockin, John! 🎸

@Midnight_Ruby

Жыл бұрын

But what if it was your family member?

@playitstrange129

Жыл бұрын

@@Midnight_Ruby if my family member was in a position where that kind of thing happens, i would totally understand.. it comes with the job, hence the secret service.. John even admits that he was a dangerous person back then.. there wasnt services to help the mentally ill back then, not like we have today, and sadly he acted upon his sick fantasy and even called it "his suicide mission".. He has clearly been rehabilitated, so give the guy another chance.. I can turn it back around to you and say, what if John was one of your family members?

@spikey3766

Жыл бұрын

@@Midnight_Ruby what do you mean? If a family member had mental illness?

@Midnight_Ruby

Жыл бұрын

@@spikey3766 no what if it was your family member shot at by this man? You wouldn't consider him this much of a champ I don't think

@spikey3766

Жыл бұрын

@@Midnight_Ruby I often hear people make this argument. What if it was your family member that was attacked or harmed? The problem with that question or argument is that it’s an appeal to our emotions. Sometimes, our emotions is not the best way to implement legislation or make policy, or to fix problems. Looking at statistics might be better than our emotions. Honestly, I get it right. Somebody touched your loved one, your ready to throw down. That’s understandable. It’s completely normal to have those thoughts. However, there are many examples in this country where we focus on emotions, albeit rational, over statistics.

I’m sure there are plenty of people who would say this guy should have been locked up for life but honestly… I do believe this guy was clinically insane. To say someone cannot be cured is just narrow minded. After 40 years I think he has been at least controlled if not cured. Also he claims he takes his meds so if that true, then yeah it probably helps him.

At 4:50 he mentions that he feels bad for the Reagan family and the Brady family, then can't even remember the names of the other 2 people he shot. But then apologized to Jodie Foster. I'm glad there are several thousand miles between me and this ticking time bomb.

@myparadiseing

2 ай бұрын

She was a victim too - she was being harassed by him and could easily have turned real bad for her too.

@knowwhey7559

2 ай бұрын

@@myparadiseingYes. That doesn't change the fact that he shot 2 people and can't remember their names. Let me say that again: He shot 2 people and can't remember their names.

Come to Glasgoooooooow!

If you've never lost anybody to gun violence and you've never forgiven the person responsible you can never understand this. I lost my dad to gun violence and it took me a very very very long time to get over it and I'm still not quite over it but I have made the step to forgive the person responsible and if they were alive today and had not taken their own life that night I would tell them to their face but I do pray that when I die God will give me the opportunity to face that man face-to-face so I can have a conversation with him. And I also pray and hope that God redeemed him and let him enter into heaven because he just made a bad decision that night he wasn't a bad person

@dblackout1107

10 ай бұрын

Props to you and whatever you feel you have to do to feel right with yourself. Sorry that happened to your dad and you. Personally, that would be eternally unforgivable and I would never get over it. Living as good a life as I could would be my way of finding silver lining in it all, but whoever killed him could rot and I'd smile til my last breath. I know that's callous, but it's much better than enacting revenge and ruining more lives.

@sasser8487

8 ай бұрын

Suicides go to hell, Sorry just being honest

@iluvamokabodengyoza

8 ай бұрын

No...he was the epitome of a bad person and only deserves eternal damnation.

@hithere2426

7 ай бұрын

@@iluvamokabodengyoza you, sir, have made a judgement ever so quick, and severely lacking in consideration. But i know where the emotion comes from, and the emotion in itself is fully valid, and perhaps even justified in a way. But i hope you get to be better at considering the complexities of human psychology as a subject. And this is not to be done in order to victimize criminals, but so that we are more connected to the awareness about the reality surrounding the fragile human psyche.

@iluvamokabodengyoza

7 ай бұрын

@@hithere2426 It's got nothing to do with emotion there Dr Phil.

Everyone deserves forgiveness except anyone who hurts a child or the weak.

@Bachelor_Gabe

Жыл бұрын

Until tragedy strikes someone close to your heart

@cjsrescues

Жыл бұрын

@@Bachelor_Gabe maybe it already has.

@dblackout1107

10 ай бұрын

So those innocent men are by your logic pointless.

They knew. They had to know.

How is that possible???

I got diagnosed MDD few years ago, it got really bad to a point sometimes you can not tell imagination from reality anymore and meds can do only so much. For me it was all about suicidal, like someone planted a seed in your head and it just kept growing bigger and bigger by the time. I once considered to kill all the people who were treated me horribly before I kill myself. I'm glad I didnt do it, but back then I was really having trouble to get that idea out of my head. I'm not making any excuses for those massive shooters and whatnot, but when you are so suicidal all your fears and logic would just disappeared at some point. I'm speaking as a mental illness patient, people like us should never be able to purchase a firearm. It's not safe for them, and it's sure as hell not safe for people around them.

I’m on the fence over whether it’s a good idea for Hinckley to do these interviews. The corporate media is very savage in tearing people apart for the sake of getting public approval. If I were Hinckley, I would lay low and not give interviews to anybody. I would also not be doing any “redemption concerts” either.

@zacchaeusclay791

Жыл бұрын

Yea I felt the same way. Instead of seeing him as a rehabilitated person, someone could taken advantage of him and have him take a postion on gun control instead of him just living his life at this point

@LaneCorbett

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I think he should just be able to share his story. He was a young man with undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues that committed a violent act. He spent 41 years getting the help he needed and can serve as an inspiration for other young men to get help

Dear Sir, Jodie Foster was never interested in you. Or any man, for that matter.

Everybody deserves redemption especially if they seek it. We as people and society as a whole have to stop holding things over others heads, that we wouldn’t want others to hold over ourselves.

Good on him, his views seem reasonable, and hope he continues to keep his mind in order. Trying myself at the moment and it's has been difficult. Especially before the meds.

@flbeblue1423

Жыл бұрын

Best wishes to you as well, you have the desire and your will will follow. I’m very heartened by the preponderance of supportive and understanding comments.

EDDIE MURPHY'S stand up & skits on SNL about this were hilarious. Hinkley could get gigs in the punk rock circuit. They liked GG Allin for gosh sakes.

My sister and Brother in laws neighbor a surgeon in the Navy was one of President Reagan's Doctors as he was about to be operated on, and apparently according to this Navy surgeon Reagan was making all kinds of off color jokes before his anesthesia. I'm the same age as Hinkley. I've had some pretty messed up days as a former addict, but this man was over the top insane To bad his family didn't help him before he did this crazy thing. But sounds like he had nothing to do with them at that time. Instead of caring about John Hinckley the family let him drift. And the result was this when it was possible it could have been avoided.

One of the terrible starts to gun control........Only takes one person to ruin it. I remember as a kid riding my bike when my family would visit family in the country seeing trucks with gun racks with a rifle/shot gun in the back window at high schools. One time in 3rd or 4th grade I got on the school bus realizing I had my knife in my pocket once on the bus, told the bus driver she said hang on to it when we get the rest of the kids picked up ill swing you by your house to drop it off! wouldn't happen like that today, Today kids are getting soft and don't know what a good old fist fight is.... they just pull a gun. Never thought i'd have to worry about my brother being a teacher and putting his life on the line to teach some ungreatful kids. AMERICA has lost its way....

This is BS people are in jail with no parole for petty crimes and this guy is OUT!! WTF

@amosonyoutube

Жыл бұрын

that is dumb but they should both be out of prison. 40 years and now has medicine for what him. I think it will be fine.

@fioregiallo

Жыл бұрын

They didn't "let" him out of prison. He never *went* to prison y'all. He was acquitted due to his insanity. Did you listen to the video at all? He's been in a psychiatric facility the whole time. Are those people who committed petty crimes insane???? No. This guy legit thought that Jodie foster would love him for killing the president. I have bipolar with psychotic features and when you're deep into an episode you really, truly, believe those delusions. I've been a mental health patient for over 20 years, both in- and outpatient, and I still struggle even though I've been stable with no episodes for almost 3 years. Now I've never harmed or even thought of harming anyone but myself, but everyone is different and their illnesses manifest in different ways. My delusions are more existential in nature, and I feel lucky for that honestly. Also, big big clarification here, jail = probation, prison = parole. It's very different. Someone guilty of a petty crime would not be on parole or in prison. They usually don't even go to jail. Prison is for convicted individuals responsible for more serious crimes. No one is on parole (or denied) for a petty crime. I don't think you really know what you're talking about. Petty crime is just another way of saying misdemeanor, of which the maximum penalty is typically a year in their county jail. Not prison!! 🤦‍♀️

@fioregiallo

Жыл бұрын

Just to clarify, I'm not saying there aren't people who received too harsh of a sentence. But there is just such a big difference between jail/prison and the offenses that can land you in either.

@rubbingisracing6951

Жыл бұрын

Yeah because they have 20 strikes stop trying to make it sound like they rob a store 1st time and got life

Obviously I don't think this applies to every crime but I think in this specific case, the fact that he served over 4 decades as a mental patient means he deserves a second chance at living some sort of life. 41 years is a long god damn time.

@IsmailofeRegime

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I could understand if he shot Reagan for a political reason or if he was a hired killer, but a guy who decides "I want to impress an actress by shooting the incumbent President" (he didn't care if it was Reagan, Carter, or whomever) obviously has mental issues and can't be treated the same as, say, Lincoln being assassinated by a supporter of the Confederacy or McKinley being assassinated by an anarchist.

@isaacrobinson5062

Жыл бұрын

@@IsmailofeRegime that face doesn't exactly scream "threat to national security"

no one can be remotely same after 41yrs

I actually feel with this man. I'm not religious, but God bless him.

@realrareap2420

Жыл бұрын

God bless an attempted murderer? Good ol white tears

@6j6666

Жыл бұрын

Whatever. He should have gotten the gallows

@lemuelheath3761

Жыл бұрын

@@6j6666 Why?

@4themoney455

Жыл бұрын

@@lemuelheath3761 why not ?

@jonasandezekiel1109

Жыл бұрын

@@6j6666 definitely. He's not rehabilitated

The guy walked to the interview with his guitar and mentioned 'his music' and art at the end of the interview. I think he believed he was going to play some of his music during the interview. If that was the case, I'm glad they didn't show it. Society now just crosses its fingers hoping he takes his meds everyday.

@osazuwaogbeide1540

Жыл бұрын

arnt most us presidents war criiminals

@brettdeadrick524

Жыл бұрын

Considering the far right militias we got roaming this country witj mental illness and AR-15's...we got bigger problems to worry about than a guy who managed to not kill anyone despite firing on a crowd form point blank range .

"Even though I don't need them I take the meds" this statement is very concerning.

@Professorrob2k24

2 ай бұрын

He said “even though he doesn’t have to take them, he still does” Which means he takes them for extra measure and caution.

@SandiByrd

2 ай бұрын

@@Professorrob2k24 I understood what was meant by it - you can't STOP taking meds with this illness I'm sorry. Especially in HIS condition with HIS past. Saying "Even though I don't need them" is delusional..